A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT CONCERNING FILLING OF VACANCIES IN THE JACKSON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 2 of S.L. 1997‑22, as amended by Section 19 of S.L. 2005‑219, reads as rewritten:
"Section 2. The Airport Authority shall consist of five members, who shall be residents of Jackson County and who shall be appointed to staggered terms of six years by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. Members may succeed themselves in office and serve more than one term. Two initial appointments to the Airport Authority shall be for two years, two initial appointments to the Airport Authority shall be for four years, and the remaining two initial appointments to the Airport Authority shall be for six years. When vacancies occur in the membership of the Airport Authority, for any reason, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners who shall  appoint a person to fill the unexpired term of the vacant office. Each member shall take and subscribe before the Clerk of Superior Court of Jackson County an oath of office and file the same with the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. Membership on the Jackson County Board of Commissioners and the Airport Authority shall not constitute double office holding within the meaning of Article VI, Section 9 of the Constitution of North Carolina."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.